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The Cat and the Canary

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The Cat and the Canary

Aug 20, 1927

1h 27m

★ 6.9

The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!

Overview

Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Laura La Plante

Annabelle West

Laura La Plante

Creighton Hale

Paul Jones

Creighton Hale

Forrest Stanley

Charles Wilder

Forrest Stanley

Tully Marshall

Roger Crosby

Tully Marshall

Gertrude Astor

Cecily

Gertrude Astor

Flora Finch

Susan

Flora Finch

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Harry

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Martha Mattox

Mammy Pleasant

Martha Mattox

George Siegmann

The Guard

George Siegmann

Lucien Littlefield

Ira Lazar

Lucien Littlefield

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Policeman (uncredited)

Hal Craig

Billy Engle

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Billy Engle